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The Rothschilds would one day come to possess two First Growth estates, but in our exploration of these important bordeaux wines, the Château Mouton-Rothschild will have to wait its turn. Instead we will now discuss the famous Château Latour which is linked to the Lafite estate by an important figure from Lafite history: the Marquis [...]
The wines at the very top of the Bordeaux Classification each have their own individual charms and history. The classification is so central to the history of wine investment that it’s very easy to forget that there were reasons why these chateaux were chosen in the middle of the 19th Century. So in the following [...]
Whether you’re buying to drink or to invest, purchasing en primeur wine is steadily becoming standard practice. With the finest wines always guaranteed to shift cases at a premium price and in high volumes, buying en primeur is the only way to ensure that you will get the wine you want when it is finally [...]
Through growth, picking, pressing, fermentation and bottling, the art of viticulture is a long, drawn out process, and one that famously doesn’t stop when the supposedly finalised product comes into your possession. The vast majority of Bordeaux wines are purchased for sheer pleasure and enjoyment as well as investment. In order for wine to mature [...]
First Growth Wines Part Two: Chateau Latour
First Growth Wines Part Four: Chateau Haut-Brion
First Growth Wines Part Five: Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
A New Beginning for Bordeaux UK
Is The 1855 Classification Still Relevant?
Bordeaux History: Phylloxera, Frost and Malbec
First Growth Wines Part Five: Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
First Growth Wines Part Four: Chateau Haut-Brion
First Growth Wines Part Three: Chateau Margaux
First Growth Wines Part Two: Chateau Latour